Back to racing!! Damn it feels good to be pinning a number on again after all the cancellations and postponements over the last 18 months. The gauntlet is my third middle distance triathlon (fourth if you count the DNF at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in 2019). I signed up for this one after Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire was postponed to July 18th. I am doing Ironman UK … Continue reading CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE TRIATHLON GAUNTLET 2021 RACE RECAP
Whilst all races have been cancelled for the foreseeable future and training is in that lull before starting the next marathon or ironman block, things can get boring and motivation levels can drop. Especially in these unprecedented times when we don’t know when the next race will be and we are stuck in lockdown. Thankfully, the UK lockdown rules allow us to leave the house … Continue reading VIRTUAL RACING
The Outlaw X is a new middle distance (half ironman) triathlon for 2019 celebrating 10 years of OSB events. After my injury during the IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 4 months ago, I decided that I would sign up to race this one right at the very end of the UK triathlon season. 4 months of injury recovery has gone quite well and I am going into this one … Continue reading OUTLAW X TRIATHLON 2019 RACE RECAP
This is my first race since I suffered a grade two tear of the calf muscle 8 weeks ago at IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA whilst I have been able to train in the pool and on the bike, running has been very limited. I only got back to easy paced 5k running this week. I did try to cancel or defer all my races in June & July … Continue reading ABERSOCH SPRINT TRIATHLON 2019 RACE RECAP
So I will cut straight to the chase and tell you that this race was a disaster, I sustained an injury right at the very start which resulted in me pulling out after the bike leg. Back to the normal race recap style now and let’s go into a bit more detail. You can read about the registration in my IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA – DAY 1 blog … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2019 RACE RECAP
This is the third installment of the Hopes & Dreams series and seems to be getting a regular thing now, certainly before the bigger races anyway. In my previous posts, my hopes for TOKYO MARATHON were massively underestimated and for the MANCHESTER MARATHON, I completely changed my mind and didn’t run at all. So it’s fair to say when I set a goal, hope or dream its pretty much … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2019 HOPES & DREAMS
This is my first full distance Ironman event having only previously taken part in a GoTri, one sprint distance and last months IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE. I am still new to triathlon and certainly still learning about the longer distance. My goal for Ironman UK is to simply get around and finish the event if possible come in under 13 hours and improve on my swim to … Continue reading IRONMAN UK 2018 RACE RECAP
This is my recap of my time at Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire. This was my first middle distance triathlon and first Ironman event, I was using this race as a bridge between the sprint distance and full Ironman which I am taking on next month. Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2018 RACE RECAP
After July’s GoTri this was my first attempt at a Sprint distance triathlon and forms part of my continuing training towards a full Ironman in Bolton next July. Continue reading LAST OF THE SUMMER TRI 2017 RACE RECAP
Have a read of how my first ever triathlon went at the GoTri Biddulph event. Continue reading GOTRI BIDDULPH – RACE RECAP
The Cheshire Runner. 